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St. MaryMO

A town of 285.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
285
residents
Typical home
$272K
+9.2% in a year
Household income
$50K
median
Median age
48.9
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Small town

285 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesEarthquakes
101
paid flood claims since 1979
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of St. Mary

Most working residents leave St. Mary for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ste. Genevieve (19%), Farmington (10%) and Perryville (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In St. Mary1%
Ste. Genevieve19%
Farmington10%
Perryville7%
Cape Girardeau5%
27 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in St. Mary
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

St. Mary has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy St. Mary is

St. Mary beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outSt. MaryMO
More adults with heart disease8.3%6.8%
More adults who have had cancer10.2%8.6%
More adults with arthritis33.6%28.8%
Memorial Hospital
8.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical St. Mary home is worth about $272K

The typical St. Mary home is worth about $272,000, up 9.2% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home.

$272KZillow home value

Typical home value

St. Mary$272K
Missouri$268K
+9.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave St. Mary for work

Where St. Mary’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve 19% 10% → Farmington Farmington 10% 7% → Perryville Perryville 7% 5% → Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 5% 4% → St. Louis St. Louis 4% 1% → Carbondale Carbondale 1% St. Mary · 1% stay
39jobs based in St. Mary
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Mary

City in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States

St. Mary is a city in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The population was 309 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
309
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
384 ft
ZIP code
63673
Area code
573

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